Bill Chott News

So, a guy walks into a store, and ... Yes, and ... He proceeds to immerse an eclectic collection of would-be actors, comedians, writers and job hopefuls in the rudiments of improvisation.

Citizens for Truth in Health Care Reform have organized a community discussion for 2:30 to 4 p.m. Sunday at downtown Stockton's Dean De Carli Waterfront Plaza at the corner of El Dorado Street and Weber Avenue.

The Improv Trick has finally found a permanent dwelling in the increasingly hipster Cherokee 'hood. Chott has hired a full-time director of operations.

Robert Smigel cast Bill Chott alongside Steve Carell and Stephen Colbert in the short-lived The Dana Carvey Show in part because Chott had a "retro" look Smigel thought was pretty nifty.

Bill Chott has a notoriously hyperactive gag reflex -- a quirk that used to entertain pals like Tina Fey .

At his 40th birthday roast - an evening he has billed as "XXX-rated" and pimped like a boxing promoter - Bill Chott takes a seat at the front of the house.